Environment, Safety, Security & Quality Management (EHSSQ) Manager

Environment, Safety, Security & Quality Management (EHSSQ) Manager

Introduction

Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Industrial sector to hire an Environment, Safety, Security & Quality Management (EHSSQ) Manager. This opportunity is based in Teluk Kalong, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Position Overview

Accountable for developing, implementing and sustaining an integrated EHSSQ management system for a TiO₂ sulphate manufacturing site.
Ensures legal compliance, risk reduction and a strong safety culture, safeguarding people, the environment and the site’s operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Health & Safety Management
   a. Lead site-wide Process Safety and Occupational Safety programmes aligned with sulphate TiO₂ hazards.
   b. Own and implement Process Safety Management (PSM) elements:
   i. HAZOP/HAZID studies
   ii. Management of Change
   iii. Critical equipment integrity
   c. Ensure robust hazard identification and risk assessment principles embedded into daily operations on site
   d. Own and govern Permit-to-Work Systems
   e. Drive contractor safety management including pre-qualification, onboarding, field supervision, and performance monitoring
   f. Lead serious incident prevention, high potential near miss learning, and fatal risk control verification
   g. Drive Life-Saving Rules, behavioural safety, and leadership field safety programmes
   h. Ensure incidents are reported, investigated properly and identified improvement measures are completed on time
   i. Act as site authority during serious incidents and emergency situations
2. Environmental Management & Sustainability
   a. Ensure compliance with all environmental permits and regulations
   b. Own the Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) and lead audits, gap closure, and regulatory inspections
   c. Develop and execute with support of relevant stakeholders’ waste minimisation, water reduction, and energy efficiency initiatives
   d. Lead environmental risk assessments and long-term site environmental liability management
3. Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
   a. Establish and maintain a structured Occupational Health Management Programme focused on preventive concepts
   b. Ensure smooth coordination with occupational health physicians and service providers for entire life cycle of occupational health management (pre-employment, fatigue management programmes, contractor occupational health requirements, etc.)
   c. Lead programmes on chronic exposure risk management typical to sulphate TiO₂ operations
   d. Own the Industrial Hygiene strategy and monitoring programme, including exposure assessment and job exposure matrices, personal and area monitoring
   e. Ensure IH results are interpreted correctly, communicated transparently to leadership and workforce and translated into corrective engineering or operational improvements
4. Landfill & Waste Management
   a. Full accountability for landfill strategy, design, operation, compliance and long-term stability
   b. Ensure safe-handling, storage, and disposal of:
   i. Red gypsum
   ii. Hazardous and non-hazardous waste
   c. Manage ground water monitoring, slope stability, and closure plans.
   d. Coordinate with engineering, operations, and external experts on landfill management
   e. Accountable for updated landfill documentation, mass balance, and regulatory reporting
5. Quality Management System
   a. Act as the Management System Owner for all ISO certifications on site
   b. Ensure clear process mapping, risk-based thinking, and operational controls aligned with ISO requirements
   c. Plan and execute:
   i. Internal audits
   ii. External certification and surveillance audits
   iii. Management reviews with meaningful performance insights
   d. Ensure effective CAPA management, closure discipline, and verification of effectiveness
   e. Drive simplification and usability of procedures for shop-floor adoption
6. Security & Site Risk Management
   a. Develop and implement site security strategy, including:
   i. Access control and contractor management
   ii. Material theft and sabotage prevention
   iii. Emergency response and crisis management
   b. Interface with local authorities for security, emergency preparedness, and mutual aid agreements
   c. Conduct periodic site risk assessments covering physical security and external threats
7. Compliance, Audits and Governance
   a. Ensure compliance with local laws, permits, and corporate standards
   b. Lead internal and external audits (ISO, Halal, FAMI-QS, regulatory, customer, insurance)
   c. Ensure maintenance of EHSSQ documentation, procedures, and records
   d. Act as the site interface for regulators, auditors, insurers, and customers on EHSSQ matters
8. EHS Digitalisation & Data Analytics
   a. Lead site-level EHS digital transformation ensuring EHSSQ systems are simple, user-centric and decision-oriented
   b. Ensure data quality, standardisation, and timely reporting
   c. Use analytics to identify systemic safety and health risks and trends
   d. Track, analyse, and improve leading and lagging safety indicators
9. Leadership & Culture
   a. Coach line leaders to own safety and ISO systems, not delegate them to EHSSQ
   b. Lead safety leadership routines:
   i. Field safety walks
   ii. Safety interactions
   iii. Toolbox effectiveness reviews
   c. Build, coach, and develop the EHSSQ team competence in risk assessment, auditing, and investigation
   d. Influence line management to embed EHSSQ ownership into daily operations
   e. Lead EHSSQ governance forums, safety committees and quality management reviews
   f. Promote a “zero harm culture” with a risk-based approach

Key Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Environmental Engineering, Safety, or a related discipline
• Post-graduate qualifications in Safety, Environment, or Quality Management preferred
• 10–15+ years in EHSSQ roles within chemical or pigment manufacturing
• Strong experience in the TiO₂ sulphate process or high-hazard chemical operations

Technical / Functional Expertise

• Proven expertise in landfill and waste management
• Experience leading Integrated Quality Management Systems
• Track record of regulatory engagement and audit leadership
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (HAZOP/HAZID, Management of Change, critical equipment integrity) and Permit-to-Work Systems
• Experience in Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001), ISO certifications, and ISO, Halal and FAMI-QS audits
• Experience in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programmes, including exposure assessment and monitoring
• Experience in CAPA management, incident investigation and emergency response
• Experience in EHS digitalisation and data analytics, including leading and lagging safety indicators
• Ability to analyse data and trends into strategic business alignment

Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies

• Building Teams: ability to build, coach and develop high-performing EHSSQ teams
• Achieving Valuable Results: delivering measurable outcomes in safety, compliance and quality
• Decision Making: sound judgement in serious incidents and emergency situations
• Analytical Thinking: translating data and trends into insight and strategic direction
• Organisational Perspective: aligning EHSSQ priorities with wider site and business objectives
• Influencing: engaging leaders, regulators, auditors and contractors to embed EHSSQ ownership